Top Paralympic Winter Games moments: Great Britain

The Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games promise to deliver unforgettable moments. Up to 665 athletes from around 50 National Paralympic Committees are set to compete in six sports – Para alpine skiing, Para biathlon, Para cross-country, Para ice hockey, Para snowboard, and wheelchair curling. 

Since the Ornskoldsvik 1976 Paralympic Winter Games, British athletes have claimed 40 medals. With less than one year to go until the 10-day spectacle, let’s take a look at some of Great Britain’s top moments from the Paralympic Winter Games.

Lillehammer 1994: Peter Young wins Para cross-country medal

Eight-time Paralympian Peter Young holds Great Britain’s only medals in Para cross-country skiing. Young led the sport for more than two decades, competing at six straight Paralympic Winter Games from Ornskoldsvik 1976 to Nagano 1998.

He claimed bronze medals in the men’s short distance 10km B1 at Innsbruck 1984 and the 5km classical technique B1 at Lillehammer 1994.

He also competed in Para athletics at Stoke Mandeville & New York 1984.

Torino 2006: Great Britain wins wheelchair curling medal on sport’s debut

Great Britain has won two medals in wheelchair curling since the sport's Paralympic debut in 2006.

At Torino 2006, the British team of Michael McCreadie, Angie Malone, Tom Killin, Frank Duffy and Ken Dickson defeated Sweden 7-3 in the semifinal to secure a place on the podium. They finished with a silver medal after losing to Canada in the gold medal match.

Six years later, Ewan Gregor, Jim Gault, Angie Malone, Bob Mcpherson and Aileen Neilson took bronze at Sochi 2014. Malone is the only athlete who competed at both Torino 2006 and Sochi 2014.

PyeongChang 2018: Millie Knight bags three medals on the slopes

At age 15, Para alpine skier Millie Knight became the youngest Winter Paralympian from Great Britain when she made her debut at Sochi 2014. She was the delegation’s flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony and finished fifth in the two events she competed in.

Knight shot to the podium four years later at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, claiming silver medals in the downhill and super-G, as well as a bronze in the slalom visually impaired events.

She also captured a bronze medal in the women’s downhill VI event at Beijing 2022.

Beijing 2022: Menna Fitzpatrick becomes most decorated Winter Paralympian

Para alpine skier Menna Fitzpatrick became the most decorated British Winter Paralympian after winning two medals at the Beijing 2022 Paralympics. Skiing with her guide Gary Smith, Fitzpatrick earned a silver in the women’s super-G VI and a bronze in the super-combined VI with guide Gary Smith, bringing her overall medals tally to six.

“I am feeling absolutely amazing! I can’t quite believe it, we just wanted to build on the day before and we are super, super happy,” she told ParalympicsGB after the women’s super-G VI race.

“I am so happy to be the most successful British Winter Paralympian. That is not what we came out to do today though, we went out to ski well, so to come out with a silver medal and a pretty amazing title as well means we are delighted.”

Fitzpatrick won a gold, two silver and a bronze at PyeongChang 2018, her first Paralympics.

Beijing 2022: Ollie Hill wins Great Britain’s first Para snowboard medal

Ollie Hill produced a fantastic run in the banked slalom to win Great Britain’s first Para snowboard medal, a bronze in the men’s SB-LL2 category.

Hill made his Paralympic debut in China just less than four years after he was involved in an accident that resulted in his right leg being amputated below the knee. He finished behind gold medallist Sun Qi of China and silver medallist Matti Suur-Hamari of Finland.

Hill was introduced to the Para snowboarding team while recovering from the accident and finished second overall in the World Cup standings in his debut season on the circuit.

“We are on a good path let’s just carry this on now as I am not dominating yet. I have had some ups and downs but it’s been amazing to think I have come away with a medal - I cannot put it into words,” he told ParalympicsGB after the race.

Secure your tickets for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games  

Milano Cortina 2026, which takes place from 6-15 March 2026, is set to be the most beautiful Paralympic Winter Games yet. Ticket prices start at EUR 10 for children under 14, with approximately 89 per cent of the tickets available for EUR 35 or less.

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